[Xymon] netrc not working

[Kris Springer]

Hi all.  I'm trying to get xymon to log into a device we have and check 
for a keyword on a certain page.  I know how to check a site for keyword 
using 'cont', but the device requires a login and I can't seem to get it 
to work.  It's just an http device, but the 
http://username:password@1.2.3.4.com doesn't work, and neither does the 
'netrc' file that I found in an old blog post.  Anyone know how to get 
this to work?

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Kris Springer